SoBe Security Guard Fired over Interview with New Times
Last week, we brought you the story of South Beach security guards who are trying to unionize for better pay and benefits.Â
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Last week, we brought you the story of South Beach security guards who are trying to unionize for better pay and benefits.Â
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Maybe it wasn't such a smart move to talk with the press? Sucks for you.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jul. 15 2009 @ 7:52PMTim Elfrink is a union tool! How many more of these articles you going to do for the SEIU? Tim, you are being used to write stories with no substance, but in a world where you can be accused of anything. I would like to accuse the writer of being an idiot and a moron (but he knew that already).
Damn!
Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 3:36PMUnions! what a mess you have made. chevrolet, and others as well, would be around strong if not for you & the outdated demands you impose on owners. If you dont want to work, quit! What gives you the right to tell an employer how much to pay you? If you dont like it, go somewhere else!
I'm a security guard to! I dont believe in unions, or what they stand for! unions are to protect the lazy ones that gripe & complain while others have to make up the slack! I've been there! unions! Makes me puke!
(WOULD YOU FOOLS LEAVE THIS BLOG ON..YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR THIS!)UNIONS, YOU SELFISH LITTLE UNDERPAID AND IGNORANT GUARDS COMMENTING..IS WHAT GAVE THE ENTIRE BABYBOOMER GENERATION THE SPRINGBOARD TO GET GOOD JOBS AND AFFORD COLLEGE..THE PARENTS DIDN'T HAVE IT SO GOOD. WHAT KOOLAID HAVE YOU LITTLE RUSH LIMPPAW RIGHTIES BEEN DRINKING? Y'ALL WOULDN'T KNOW A UNION IF IT CAME UP AND BIT YOUR MINIMUM-WAGE STARVATION ASSES'!CLEO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THE LABOR UNION MOVEMENT THAT BUILT AMERICA UP AFTER THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE WAY IT ENABLED GENERATIONS TO GET AN EDUCATION..BUT THEN, WE SEE CLEO MAY BE LACKING THAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY...EHHH? TELL ME, CLEO, HOW MANY SECURITY GUARD AGENCIES IN MIAMI ARE GOING TO GIVE GUARDS A PAY RAISE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES(tic-toc-tic-toc..)..NONE!CLEO...YOU'VE FALLEN FOR THE SAME OLD CRAP MANAGEMENT SPEWS...LIKE IT IS EVIL TO TRY AND SET A MINIMUM TYPE WAGE SO THAT YOUR FELLOW GUARDS DON'T STARVE..OR ARE NOT SUBJECTED TO WHACKO HOURS THAT ENDANGER THEIR HEALTH, OR DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENTS WHERE THEY SHOULD BE HEAVILY ARMED? DO YOU EVEN CARE, CLEO..WE HEAR YOUR FRUSTRATION...WHY NOT PUT OUT A HELPING HAND TO GUARDS AROUND YOU-YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED WHAT A LITTLE SYMPATHY AND KINDNESS CAN GET YOU IN THIS WORLD! IF YOU ARE OF A RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, THEN PURELY ON THAT FRAMEWORK, I WOULD SEE MORE TOLERANCE AND RESPECT FOR DIFFERING OPINIONS FROM FELLOW WORKERS. CLEO, AS A LONGTIME...AND I MEAN THIRTY-PLUS YEARS, GUARD, I WOULD VERY LIKELY NOT ALLOW YOU ON A POST IF I SUPERVISED...IT IS DEVISIVE AND NOT CONDUCIVE TO ESPRE-DE-CORPS TO CASTIGATE FELLOW SECURITY OFFICERS..AND I HAVE HAD TO LEARN THAT LESSON IN A MILLION WAYS..I AM MUCH THE WISER FOR BEING A LISTENER, RATHER THEN LETTING THE MOUTH FLY OPEN AND BEING A TOOL OF MANAGEMENT. YOUR CONTRACTS COME AND GO--BUT YOU WILL WORK WITH SOME OF THESE SELF-SAME GUARDS THROUGHOUT YOUR SECURITY CAREER. THEY WILL KNOW OF YOU...BEST NOT TO ALIENATE YOURSELF BY TAKING SIDES FOR MANAGEMENT ( WHO, YOU WILL FIND OUT THE HARD WAY...DOESN'T GIVE A MONKEY-POT CRAP ABOUT YOU! ). ALL PAYCHECKS ARE NOT EQUAL, ALL TREATMENT OF GUARDS WITHIN AGENCIES IS NOT EQUAL...HMMMM..HAVING A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON YOUR SIDE WHEN YOUR ASS IS IN A SLING..MIGHT..BE..HELPFUL..THINK ON IT?! OPEN MINDS START WITH A CLOSED MOUTH..IT ALLOWS THE FIRST STEP OF WISDOM...WHICH IS LISTENING! I AGREE, NOT ALL UNIONS ARE GOOD..AND MANAGEMENT HAS WHITTLED AWAY UNIONS OVER THE YEARS...ARE YOU REALLY BETTER OFF TODAY FOR THAT? THINK, ARE UNIONS REALLY THE CAUSE OF THIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN..REALLY..NAHHH! RECKLESS CORPORATE SPENDING AND INVESTMENTS AND FRAUD AND OVEREXTENDED LIFESTYLES AND CREDIT SEEM TO BE THE REAL CULPRITS IN "WHO SLEW THE AMERICAN DREAM".BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN FRUSTRATION; IT IS SEEN IN THE CURT DIALOG AND CRAZY DRIVING HABITS..AND THE LACK OF HUMOR ( WHICH I STILL HAVE, THANK GOD! ) JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT I HAVE SAID..NOT EVERY PRO-UNION BELIEVER IS A NAZI WHO WANTS TO SQUASH YOUR LITTLE SANDHILL. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T JOIN...BUT DON'T DICTATE WHAT I, OR ANY OTHER GUARD HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE! THAT IS OUR RIGHT!
Posted On: Saturday, Aug. 1 2009 @ 12:29AMLET ME ILLUMINATE A BIT FURTHER OF MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY..YOU ALWAYS MUST BE SELF-RELIANT..DON'T GO TO A POST THAT IS DANGEROUS WITHOUT "your little friend"..IF THE GOVERNMENT ALLOWS YOU TO CARRY, NOBODY NEEDS TO KNOW YOUR BUSINESS BUT YOU. THE AGENCY ISN'T GOING TO SEND A FRUIT BASKET OF ORANGES IF YOU GET YOURSELF KILLED, AND BELIEVE ME, IN THIS CASE, SIZE MATTERS!DO CARRY SOME EXTRA FOOD OR MONEY FOR SOMEONE ELSE..THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD TIME ON THEIR CRAZY SCHEDULE TO EAT WELL OR GET THE REST THEY WISH THEY COULD. BE POLITE, IF POSSIBLE, BUT DON'T ACCEPT DRILLING ABUSE OR UNREASONABLE CONDEMNATION FROM A CLIENT OR AGENCY PERSONNEL..PLAYING THE VICTIM LEAVES YOUR HEAD IN A VERY UNWHOLESOME PLACE THAT CAN AFFECT YOUR JUGEMENT AND YOUR LIFE!AFTER YOU REST AT HOME, SEE IF YOU OBSERVED ANYTHING OR DISCUSSED ANYTHING WHICH YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR LIFE-WISDOM CATEGORY THAT WILL ENRICH YOUR LIFE..EVEN BAD DAYS CAN OFFER UP SOUND TRUTHS. BE POSITIVE IN YOUR OUTLOOK..HELL, I KNOW HOURS ARE LONG AND BORING..AND MOST FOLKS STARE THROUGH YOU LIKE YOU ARE THE WALL..BUT AN UNEXPECTED SMILE OR A FEW KIND WORDS CAN BE UPLIFTING. WE DON'T ASK A SUPERMAN PERFORMANCE IN SECURITY..ABOVE ALL..IF YOU SEE A BAD FEELING COMING DOWN, GRAB THAT PHONE AND CALL THE PRO-BACKUPS..THE COPS ARE YOUR FIRST LINE OF ASSIST. AVOID UNNECESSARY CONFRONTATIONS..YOU CAN'T ENJOY THE MEDAL OF BRAVERY WHEN YOU ARE SIX-FEET DEEP! REMEMBER, AS YOU AGE, YOU ARE GONNA DO LESS...FACT OF LIFE. MIAMI IS VASTLY MORE DANGEROUS THEN WHEN I STARTED IN SECURITY BACK IN 1778..ALOT HAS CHANGED. PEOPLE HAVE TO CHANGE AND ADAPT ALSO. DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. TAKE YOUR PAY, GET REST, EAT WELL, AND GO ABOUT YOUR LIFE. THE JOB IS NOT THE END-ALL TO LIVING...TRUST ME, I KNOW! BE WELL.
Posted On: Saturday, Aug. 1 2009 @ 12:51AMFIFTY STATE SECURITY ACQUIRED METRORAIL; THEY STUDIED BOOKS FROM WACKENHUT THEY PICKED UP AT GARAGE SALES; USED THE MAGIC SPELLS TO MAKE IT ALL RUN WELL; THEN THEY FOUND THAT ALL NEW GUARDS WERE NOT AN EASY SELL.. ( welcome to the outsourcing serial club..where unequal seems to run in sequel!) THE NEW MONSTER IN FRANKENRAIL SECURITY..PARTS OF THIS AGENCY, PARTS OF THAT; WHEN REAL CRAP HITS THE FAN AT THESE TYPES OF MAJOR CONTRACTS..YA EVER SEE COCKROACHES SCURRY FOR COVER WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON?!NO AGENCY IS REALLY STAFFED, OR FUNDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF REAL COPS..AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WILL BECOME ACUTELY OBVIOUS TO ALL CITIZENS AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAY SEASON. I USED TO USE METRORAIL IN THE PAST..WITH THESE CHANGES..EVEN I AM HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS..COME ON; WE KNOW YOU CAN FIRE PEOPLE UNTIL THE COWS COME IN..BUT YOU CAN'T DEFEND THE UNDEPENDABLE POLICY ASPECTS OF BITING OFF MORE THAN CAN BE SERVICED, AND HOPE FOR A HAPPY ENDING. YOU HEAR IT NOW, BEFOREHAND...SO I WON'T ANTAGONIZE THE FACTS AFTER IT COMES TO PASS. I SEE THINGS THEY DON'T..GOT THE KNOWING AND THE KNACK..AND A HELLUVA GOOD EDUCATION. PITY..SUCH A WASTE BY THE X,Y, AND Z'S COMPANIES..GOOD HELP DOESN'T COME CHEAP, AND FOOLISHNESS IS NOT ON THE MENU AS FIRST MEAL ANYMORE!
Posted On: Thursday, Aug. 13 2009 @ 9:56PMAND JOBS AIN'T ANY EASIER TO FIND/I GOT RICH AS HELL/ I TRIED TO HELP LESS FORTUNATE GUARDS FINANCIALLY; AND THE GUARD AGENCIES ARE STILL ALL DESTINED FOR A SHUT-DOWN ( BECAUSE THEY STILL CAN'T GET IT THROUGH THEIR SCULLS THAT THEIR RICHEST ASSETS ARE THE VERY GUARDS THEY ABUSE! );AND 50 STATE SECURITY IS JUST HEADING FOR A TRAIN-WRECK ON ITS METRO-RAIL CONTRACT--BY MAY IT WILL BE KNOWN AS " GHOST-RIDERS-R-US" SECURITY---NO FUNDS,NO GUARDS,NO SECURITY!!!! ALL OF MY PREVIOUS TIRADES ARE ACCURATE, AND I'M SORRY-AS-HELL TO BE THE PROPHET OF DOOM THAT THE SECURITY INDUSTRY HATES----BUT THEY DECLARED THE WAR! THEIR ACTIONS FLUSHED THEIR REPTILIAN CARCASS' OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND THEY ARE EXPOSED FOR WHAT THEY REALLY REPRESENT-NUTHIN' USEFUL OR PRODUCTIVE FOR MANKIND! THAT BEING SAID, HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!
Posted On: Friday, Dec. 25 2009 @ 7:53PMNOW, MY LITTLE 50 STATE "WUNDER-STAFFEN" UNTERMENSCH"-----THINK YOU CAN RUN BIG,BAD METRO-RAIL ON A BALONEY SANDWHICH AND A CUP OF TEA AND A LITTLE BITTY PAYCHECK AND A BUNCH OF DREAMS?! JUST WAIT UNTIL THE REALITY OF A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURS AND THE BANKRUPT MANAGEMENT FOOLS START POINTING THE FINGER OF BLAME AT Y-O-U!IS IT COLD ENOUGH TONIGHT TO PONDER THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS DONE LITTLE, OR NOTHING, TO BOLSTER REAL SECURITY SINCE 9-11! WHERE ARE THE ISRAELI TRAINERS IN REAL SECURITY, WHERE ARE THE CLASSES, WHERE IS THE PAY UPGRADES, WHERE IS THE ADVANCED ARMAMENT?! GEE-NOT IN EVIDENCE------JUST MIDDLE-MANAGERS SEEKING TO RETAIN THEIR PAYCHECKS AT ALL COSTS!I WOULDN'T PUT UP WITH THIS DEAD-HORSE CONTRACT IF THEY WERE PROMISING "THE-MOON-AND-THE-STARS!!" I'VE EXCORIATED THE PERPETRATORS OF THIS " SECURITY SMOKE-AND-MIRRORS" UNTIL I'M BLUE-IN-THE-FACE, BUY I GUESS EVERYONE MUST FIND IT OUT FOR THEMSELVES!GOOD LUCK--AND GET OFF AT THE NEXT STOP--FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted On: Saturday, Jan. 9 2010 @ 4:19PMLET ME NOW TOOT MY OWN HORN AND CREDENTIALS;; I SEE ALL KINDS OF ABRIDGED SECURITY SITUATIONS IN THE NEWS-EVEN IN WAR AND AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THAT BEING SAID, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE KILLER THAT DIDN'T GET HIS VICTIM. IT HAPPENED ABOUT MARCH OF 2009-A YOUNG WOMAN PULLED INTO PALMETTO BAY VILLAGE CENTER-SHADOWED BY A BLACK BMW SPORTS STYLE MODEL CAR. AFTER HOURS, WE MUST APPROACH THOSE WHO ENTER AND PROFILE THEM FOR ENTRY TO THE PREMESIS. AFTER INQUIRY WAS ENACTED, I WAS NOT SATISFIED THIS WAS A PERSON WHO WANTED ENTRY--SHE SEEMED DISTRACTED AND UNSURE OF WHAT HER PURPOSE WAS--AND THEN I GOT A VERY BAD INTUITIVE FEELING COMING OUT OF THE CAR BEHIND HER! THE GUY WAS NOT IMPATIENT, HE DIDN'T YELL, AND HE DIDN'T BEEP. AS A GUARD, I ANTICIPATE RUD ENESS-THERE WAS NONE.I ASKED THE WOMAN IF SHE KNEW OR HAD SEEN THE DRIVER AND HIS CAR BEFORE--SHE HESITATED, AND TOLD ME THAT CAR HAD FOLLOWED HER ALL THE WAY FROM MIAMI BEACH. I ADVISED HE THAT I DID HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER TO DETER THIS SITUATION, OR I COULD CALL THE POLICE--BUT I OPTED FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD THROW A DETERMINED PREDITOR OFF HIS GAME. I WAVED MY ARMS IN A FAKE ANGRY MANNER AND YELLED LOUDLY AT THE WOMAN--FAKING CONSTERNATION--AND KEPT IT UP FOR FIVE FULL MINUTES. THE MAN IN THE CAR SLOWLY TOOK OFF--POSSIBLY BELIEVING I CALLED THE POLICE OR SUPERVISOR ON THE WOMAN FOR TRESPASSING! WHEN THE MAN WAS GONE, I ALLOWEED THE WOMAN O PARK UNSEEN BEHIND THE ENTRY AREA-AND TOLD HER THE BEST ROUTE TO THE TURNPIKE, AND WHERE THE NEAREST POLICE STATION COULD BE LOCATED. This action taken, AND NEITHER THE CLIENT, NOR MY AGENCY KNEW ANY OF THIS--AND YET, DOWN THE ROAD, THEY FOUND MIN OR STUFF TO MAKE MY FILE UGLY. THIS IS WHY SECURITY CAN'T RETAIN GOOD PEOPLE-THEY SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF-AND WE, AS GUARDS, DON'T TRUST THEM WITH THE DELICATE STUFF FOR SCrutiny!
Posted On: Monday, Jan. 11 2010 @ 2:26PM






